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The Giver - People are assigned spouses and children. They can't perceive colour, there are no holidays or customs. Beginning at age 11, the Committee of Elders has the authority over all facets, including employment.

Percieve = View

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The Matrix is a movie in which machines keep everybody living in a simulation. The reality, which was a dark and cruel world where humans are constantly trying to fight back against the machines, is a stark contrast to the perfect and carefree world of the simulation.

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Maze Runner - Maze Runner showcases an apocalyptic future where the earth’s temperature becomes nearly uninhabitable. The government tries to control the population by releasing a virus that turns humans into zombified creatures.

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The Handmaid's Tale - The Handmaid's Tale is an American dystopian science fiction drama television series. In Kilimanjaro, most women have a low status and can only do menial jobs. This film explores the status of women after they are conquered and the various means by which they can gain independence.

Menial = Not requiring much skill

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Dystopian means a very bad or unfair society in the future where there will be a lot of suffering after something terrible happens in the past. It is typically used as a genre for movies and books.

Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dystopian

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Battle Royale - It portrays a near future where the government forces high school children to fight against each other on a remote island.

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Challenge: do you notice any patterns here as to the dystopian themes in the books?

The aforementioned dystopian novels and films share a common theme: they portray humans as good or evil, and feature dramatic conflict, creative world-building, thematic relevance, and worst-case situations.

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squid game. The purpose of the show is a dystopian society in korea. There is a man that lures people into the game by playing games in a metro system. The purpose of the squid game is to balance the desperate need for prize money with their own moral sleeves or face the reality of the outside world. They play children’s games risking death for a large cash prize.

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Dystopian authors often express fears about potential threats to humanity's future, such as climate change, societal inequality, oppression, overpopulation, and the misuse of technology. Concerns about artificial intelligence and genetic engineering highlight the risks of advancing without ethical boundaries, while the loss of humanity explores how individuality and empathy could erode in such scenarios.

Role: By Olivia, My role was what dystopian authors feared.

Citations: https://fictionphile.com/dystopian-fiction/

Quick video: ttps://www.youtube.com/watchv=p_mmeWf0P-4

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War, genocide, colonisation and slavery are all here in our shared history.These dystopian societies may seem like entertainment but it’s a prediction of the future and a warning. In writing The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood said she “would not put any events into the book that had not already happened ... no imaginary laws, no imaginary atrocities”.

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Some books that are dystopian societies are

George orwell,1984

It envisions a future where society is in decline, totalitarianism has created vast inequities, and innate weaknesses of human nature keep the characters in a state of conflict and unhappiness.

Fahrenheit 451

In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury explores the theme of a dystopian society where government control and technological advancement suppress intellectual freedom and individuality. The novel depicts a world where books are banned, critical thinking is discouraged, and mindless entertainment dominates daily life

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The second example I'm using is the book called hunger games, they are a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne collins. The series consists of a trilogy that follows teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, with a prequel set 64 years before the original series. The Hunger Games Universe is a dystopia set in Panem, a North American country consisting of the wealthy Capitol and 13 districts in varying states of poverty.

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totalitarianism, form of government that permits no individual freedom

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The fear of dystopian authors comes from many sources, such as climate change and artificial intelligence.

There are two types of future worlds that the authors write about. Fantasies that are written by their imagination and looking at the present and writing about what it would lead to.

From their novels, they are addressing cautiousness and vigilance of the future.

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ATROCITY definition: 1. an extremely cruel, violent,

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Fahrenheit 451 Themes and Analysis | Book Analysis

The 30 Best Dystopian Novels Everyone Should Read | Reedsy Discovery

https://fictionphile.com/dystopian-fiction/

Role:Dystopian books

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Jude: Dystopian films

Allie: what future warnings are dystopian writers giving us?

Olivia: Dystopian authors fears

Ronia: dystopian famous books

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Question:  (5)

Research Lois Lowry. Since this book is a little older, you will not only be able to find biographies,

but also interviews! Find out as much as you can about what inspired her to write this book, what

she wanted to show/tell/warn readers, what her personal political and/or religious beliefs are, and

anything else that may have influenced what she put into the book. (Challenge: debate whether or

not we even want to know what an author thinks before we read a book. Will it help us understand the book better, or will it influence our own thinking in a bad way?)

Find out as much as you can about what inspired her to write this book, what

she wanted to show/tell/warn readers, what her personal political and/or religious beliefs are, and anything else that may have influenced what she put into the book.

Roles:

Fiona: What Inspired her question

Muskaan: Challenge question, personal political, and religious beliefs.

Alicia: what she wants to show, tell and warn

What inspired her:

Lois Lowry's dad had dementia. Lois’s father had forgotten so many important things such as his daughter (Lois’s sister) Helen’s death. Helen had sadly died from cancer at a young age. Due to his dementia he had forgotten his own daughter's death. This deeply affected Lois which made her write the book “The Giver”. She wanted to tell other people how memories, choices and individuality are extremely important to different people and communities.

Personal, political, and religious beliefs:

Lois Lowery embraces individuality, memories, emotions as the key to shaping who we are and how we connect with others. She disagrees with the Bellinis of societies where freedom is traded for safety or control. Lois argues that one's choice matters and finds it that a person is robbed of their option in society. However ‘The Giver’ doesn’t talk much about option rather it explores the deeper questions in life, free will, and makes us think more in a more spiritual way.

What she wants to show,tell and warn:

She wrote The Giver to show how important freedom, choices and emotions are in life. She wanted the readers to know that even though life can be hard and painful, it’s better to feel and experience things fully than to live in a world without emotions and real connection.

Challenge:

Knowing what an author thinks before reading a book can help us understand the meaning of the book deeper and make the experience more enjoyable since things like the reason for the book's creation, small easter eggs, and extra information can make the book make more sense and engaging. However the author might have a bias or different viewpoints about certain topics that is not entirely reliable. If someone were to read the book it may alter their opinion with irrelevant and inaccurate information.

Websites:

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/lois-lowry/

https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/the-giver

https://www.loislowry.com/

https://study.com/academy/lesson/who-is-the-giver-in-lois-lowrys-novel.html#:~:text=The%20main%20message%20in%20%22The,loss%20of%20proper%20moral%20principle

https://study.com/academy/lesson/why-has-the-giver-been-banned.html#:~:text=

The%20main%20reasons%20why%20The,suggestive%20content%20in%20the%20novel.

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/giver/summary/